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Chemistry
Undergraduate 1
12/07/2012

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Term
What is Chemistry?
Definition
The Study of matter and its make up.
Term
What is the Scietific method?
Definition
Scientific approach to solving problems
Term
What are the steps involved in the scientific  method?
Definition

ask questions 

do back ground research 

construct a hypothesis

do experiment

analyze data and draw conclusion 

communicate your results

Term
What is the difference between precision nad accuracy?
Definition
Accuracy means getting a result that is close to the real answer. Precision means getting a similar result every time you try.
Term
Measurments always have?
Definition
Uncertainty
Term
The last digit of a measurement is always?
Definition
Uncertain 
Term
Know how to count significant digits (or  figures)
Definition

Zeros appearing between nonzero numbers are significant

Zeros appearing infront of nonzero numbers are not significant 

Zeros at the end of a number and to the right of a decimal are significant


Term
rounding off
Definition

If the digit is 0, 1, 2, 3, or 4 do not change the rounding digit. All digits that are on the right hand side of the requested rounding digit will become 0.


If the digit is 5, 6, 7, 8, or 9, your rounding digit rounds up by one number. All digits that are on the right hand side of the requested rounding digit will become 0.

Term
Know how to figure out the number of sig digits involving addition and subtraction.
Definition
When quantities are being added or subtracted, the number of decimal places (not significant digits) in the answer should be the same as the least number of decimal places in any of the numbers being added or subtracted.
Term
Know how to figure out the number of sig. digits in calculations involving multuplication and division.
Definition
In a calculation involving multiplication, division, trigonometric functions, etc., the number of significant digits in an answer should equal the least number of significant digits in any one of the numbers being multiplied, divided etc.
Term
What is scientific notation?
Definition

0.00675 is the same as 6.75 x 10-3

 

Term
Basic unit ans symbols for the metric system
Definition

millimeter   mm                        milligram  mg

centemeter  cm                       gram      g

meter  m                                kilogram   kg

kilometer   km                         metric ton   t

 

milliliter    ml

cubic centimeter  cm3

liter    L

cubic meter  m3

Term
Know metric prefixes
Definition
giga G 109 1 000 000 000 billion**
mega M 106 1 000 000 million
kilo k 103 1 000 thousand
centi c 10-2 0.01 hundredth
milli m 10-3 0.001 thousandth
micro μ 10-6 0.000 001 millionth
nano n 10-9 0.000 000 001 billionth**

 

Term
Converting measurements from one unit to the other
Definition

Length: 10mm = 1cm

            100cm = 1m

           1000m = 1km

 

Mass: 1000mg = 1g

         1000g = 1kg  

         1000kg = 1t

 

Volume: 1000mL = 1L

             1cm= 1mL

             1000L = 1m3

 

Term
What is Density?
Definition
Measurement of the mass of an object per unit volume of the object.
Term

What is volumes measured By displacement?


Definition

take the final reading - initial reading.

1mL = 1cm3

Term

What is Energy?


Definition
The ability to do work
Term

What is potential energy?


Definition
stored energy
Term
What is kinetic energy?
Definition
energy of motion
Term
What are the units of energy?
Definition
Joule (J) of Calories (cal)
Term
What is temperature
Definition
measures only kinetic energy
Term
Convert from oC, oF, K
Definition

oF to oC = (F - 32) * 5/9

oF to oC = (F - 32) * 5/9 + 273.15

 


oC to oF = (C * 9/5) + 32

oC to K = C + 273.15

 


K to oF = (K - 273.15) * 9/5 + 32

K to oC = K - 273.15

Term
What is specific heat capacity?
Definition
heat of a substance/element
Term
What is Calorie?/ Joule?
Definition
energy measurements
Term
Heat equation
Definition
q = m x s ΔT   ---> T- Tin
Term
What are 3 Physical states?
Definition
Solid, liquid, gas
Term
Names of the processes going form one physical state to another.
Definition

solid to liquid --> melting

liquid to gas --> evaporation

gas to liquid --> condensation

liquid to solid --> freezing

 

Term
What is a pure substance?
Definition
material that cannot be seperated
Term
What is an element?
Definition
specific substance that cannot be decomposed
Term
What is a compound
Definition
material containing two or more elements or molecules
Term
what is a mixture?
Definition
has a variable composition, can be seperated by physical methods.
Term
What is homogeneous mixture?
Definition
uniform properties also called solution
Term
What is a heterogeneous mixture?
Definition
has properties that varies from region to region
Term
What is a physical property
Definition
with out altering composition
Term
what is a physical change
Definition
going from solid to liquid or liquid to gas
Term
what is a chemical property?
Definition
altering composition
Term
what is a chemical change?
Definition
rearangment of atoms
Term
What is conserved during a chemical reaction?
Definition
energy and mass
Term
relative charge and mass of an electron 
Definition

negative charge

9.1 x 10-31 kg

Term
relative charge and mass of the proton?
Definition

positive charge

1.67 x 10-27 kg

 

Term
relative charge and mass of the neutron?
Definition

neutral charge 

same mass as proton

Term
how are subatomic particles arrange in an atom?
Definition
Protons and Neutrons in the nucleus and electrons outside
Term
What is the atomic notation?
Definition

 

 

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Term
What are isotopes
Definition
Each of two or more forms of the same element that contain equal numbers of protons but different numbers of neutrons in their nuclei,...
Term
what is atomic mass
Definition
The mass of an atom expressed in atomic mass units. It is approximately equivalent to the number of protons and neutrons in the atom...
Term
what is a group or family
Definition
group (also known as a family) is a vertical column in the periodic table of thechemical elements. There are 18 groups in the standard periodic table, including the d-blockelements, but excluding the f-block elements.
Term
what is a period or series
Definition
elements are arranged in a series of rows (or periods) so that those with similar properties appear in a column
Term
what are representative elements?
Definition
The Representative Elements are those elements within the first two families (Groups I and II on the far left) and the last six families or groups (on the right) of the Periodic Table.
Term
what are transition elements
Definition
The Transition Metals are the elements in those Groups within the middle of the Table.
Term
Common name for group 1A
Definition
Alkali metals
Term
common name for group 2A
Definition
alkaline earth metals
Term
common name for group VIIA 
Definition
Halogens
Term
common name for group VIIIA
Definition
inert gasses or noble gasses
Term
what is an ion
Definition
an atom or a molecule with a net electric charge due to the loss or gain of one or more electrons
Term
what is a cation
Definition
a positively charged ion
Term
what is a anion
Definition
a negatively charged ion
Term
common ionic charge for group 1A
Definition
+1
Term
common ionic charge for group 2A
Definition
+2
Term
common ionic charge for Al, Zn, Cd, Ag
Definition

Al = +3

Zn = +2

Cd = +2

Ag = +1

Term
common ionic charge for group VIA (16)
Definition
-2
Term
common ionic charge for group VIIA (17)
Definition
-1
Term
what is a binary ionic compound
Definition
a salt consisting of only two elements in which both elements are ions, a cation and an anion
Term
what are ternary ionic compounds
Definition
a compound composed of at least three different types of atoms, usually a metal and a polyatomic ion which are iconically bonded.
Term
what is a binary molecular compound
Definition
a combination of two non-metallic compounds
Term
What is the bohr model of the atom
Definition
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what is ment by quantized energy levels
Definition
there are certain discrete energy levels that an atom can attain, by promoting electrons to higher-energy orbitals.
Term
what is a valence electron
Definition
an electron in the outer shell of an atom which can combine with other atoms to form molecules
Term
what is ionization energy and its general trend in the periodic table
Definition

ionization energy is the minimal energy required to remove one mole of electrons from gaseous atoms or ions

 

tend to increase while one progresses across a period because the greater number of protons (higher nuclear charge) attract the orbiting electrons more strongly, thereby increasing the energy required to remove one of the electrons

Term
what is the general trend in atomic radius in the periodic table
Definition
atomic radii decreases along a row of elements as the additional electron is added to the same shell and the effective nuclear charge also increases ,which attracts the outermost electrons effectively towards the nuclei
Term
what is metallic character and its general trend in the periodic table
Definition

a metal is a chemical element is a good conductor of both electricity and heat and forms cations and ionic bonds with non-metals

 

decreases as you move across a period in the periodic table from left to right

Term
what is chemical bonding
Definition
an atraction between two molecules that allows the formation of chemical compounds
Term
what is a valence electron
Definition
and electron in the outer shell of an atom which combine with other atoms to form molecules
Term
what is an ionic bond
Definition
chemical bond in which one atom loses an electron to form a positive ion the other atom gains an electron from another ion
Term
why is the radius of a cation always smaller than its parent atom
Definition
becuase on the removal of an electron the effective charge on the nucleus increases the pull of the nucleus on the remaining electron increases
Term
why is the radius of an anion always larger than its parent atom
Definition
becuase anions are formed do to the gain of electrons
Term
what is a covalent bond
Definition
a chemical bond that involves sharing a pair of electrons between atoms and a molecule
Term
lewis dot structure
Definition
Term
what is a polar covalent bond
Definition
a bond between two non-metals with different electronegativity
Term
what is a nonpolar covalent bond
Definition
A bond in which electrons are shared between elements having a difference in electronegativity of less than 0.5
Term
what is electronegativity
Definition
the tendency of an atom or radical to attract electrons in the formation of an ionic bond.
Term
what is the VSEPR theory
Definition
are a model in chemistry used to predict the shape of individual molecules based upon the extent of electron-pair electrostatic repulsion
Term
how to determine molecular polarity
Definition

Step 1: Draw the molecular strulkcture

Step 2: assign the polarity of each of the bonds

step 3: adding the bond dipoles to determine the net molecular dipole

step 4: decide if the bond dipoles cancle. if they do cancle, the molecule is nonpolar

Term
what is avogadros number
Definition
equal to 6.023 × 1023
Term
what is a mole
Definition
is the amount of pure substance containing the same number of chemical units as there are atoms in exactly 12 grams of carbon-12.
Term
what is amu
Definition
atomic mass unit
Term
how to calculate the molar mass of a molecule
Definition

When you look up the atomic weight of oxygen, you find it is 16.00 g. Therefore, the molar mass of oxygen is:

2 x 16.00 g = 32.00 g

Term
convert the number of particles to moles and mass
Definition
Mass x MM X Moles X (1mole = 6.022x1023 X # of particles
Term
stoichiometry involving mass
Definition
Mass of A x MM of A x Moles of A x coefficients of bal equ. x Moles of B x MM of B x mass of B
Term
what is limiting reactant
Definition
limits the amount of product that can be formed.
Term
what is thoeretical yeild
Definition

the amount obtained in the reaction

 

 

multiply the amount of moles of the limiting reagent by the ratio of the limiting reagent and the synthesized product and by the molecular weight of the product.

Term
what is percent yeild
Definition

amount of product obtained in a reaction

 

Percentage Yield =     mass of Actual Yield       x   100%
                                     mass of Theoretical Yield                
Term
what is acutal yeild
Definition
amount of chemical that you actually make
Term
what is a solution
Definition
a homogeneous mixture of one or more solutes dissolved in a solvent.
Term
what is a solute
Definition
he minor component in a solution, dissolved in the solvent.
Term
what is a solvent
Definition
The liquid in which a solute is dissolved to form a solution.
Term
what does "like dissolve like" mean
Definition
polar solutes dissolve in polar solvents. Nonpolar solutes dissolve in nonpolar solvents.
Term
how can pressure and temperature effect the solubility of gas in a liquid
Definition
as the temp increased the solubility of gas decreases and pressure increases the solubility of the gas
Term
what are miscible liquids
Definition
two or more liquids that can be mixed and will remain mixed under normal conditions
Term
what are immiscible liquids
Definition
when two liquids so not mix with each other
Term
what happens when ionic solid molecules get dissolved in water
Definition
 the water molecules pull the ions apart
Term
what are some ways to speed up dissolving solid in liquid
Definition

heat up the mixtrure

stire the mixture

add more solute than, filter out the excess

crushn the solute to give it a greater surface area

Term
what does unsaturated mean
Definition
contains carbon-carbon double bonds
Term
what is saturated mean
Definition

containing max amount of solute

 

has no carbon-carbon bonds

Term
what is supersaturated
Definition
increase of concentration beyond saturation point
Term
what is dilute
Definition
Make (a liquid) thinner or weaker by adding water or another solvent to it.
Term
what is concentrated
Definition
A substance made by removing water or other diluting agent; a concentrated form of something, esp. food.
Term
what is mass percent concentration
Definition
%(m/m)
Term
what is voume percent concentration
Definition
%(v/v)
Term
 what is mass by volume percent concentraion
Definition
%(m/v)
Term
what is molariity
Definition
concentration measured by the number of moles of solute per liter of solution
Term
what is dilution
Definition
McVc=MdVd
Term

stoichiometry involving solutions

 

Definition
M orV of A x (mol=MV(L) x Moles of A x coefficients of bal eq. x Moles of B x mol=MV(L) x Mor V of B
Term
what are four evidences for a chemical reaction
Definition

1. temperature change

2.precipitate is observed if possible

3. formation of bubble or gas

4. color change

Term
general format of a chemical reaction
Definition
reactant1 + reactant2 + … → product1 + product2 + …
Term
what are reactants
Definition
A substance that takes part in and undergoes change during a reaction.
Term
what are products
Definition
A substance produced during a natural, chemical, or manufacturing process
Term
what are the labels for physical states
Definition

(g) gas

(l) liquid

(s) solid

(aq) dissolved in water

Term
what are seven elements that occur naturally as diatomic molecules
Definition
Iodine (I), Bromine (Br), Chlorine (Cl), Florine (F), Oxygen (O), Nitrogen (N), and Hydrogen (H)
Term
what are some driving forces of chemical reactions
Definition

heat

enery

entropy

equilibrium shift

Term
combination synthesis
Definition

A + B ---> AB Metal + nonmental ---> ionic compound

 

 

Term
decomposition
Definition

AB ---> A + B

Metal carbonate ---> metal oxide + carbon Dioxide

 

Term
single replacement
Definition

A + BC ----> AC + B

 

Metal1 + aq solution1 ---> metal2 + aq solution2

Term
double replacement
Definition

AB + CD ---> AD + CB

aq solution1 + aq solution2 --> aq solution3 + precipitate

Term
what is oxidation
Definition
The process or result of oxidizing or being oxidized.
Term
what is reduction
Definition
, is any process in which electrons are added to an atom or ion (as by removing oxygen or adding hydrogen)
Term
combustion reaction
Definition

O2(g) is a reactant and heat is given off.

 

Term
solubility rule for ionic compound in water
Definition

NO3- - All nitrates are soluble.

Cl- - All chlorides are soluble except AgCl, Hg2Cl2, and PbCl2.

SO42- - Most sulfates are soluble. Exceptions include BaSO4, PbSO4, and SrSO4.

CO32- - All carbonates are insoluble except NH4+ and those of the Group 1 elements.

OH- - All hydroxides are insoluble except those of the Group 1 elements, Ba(OH)2, and Sr(OH)2. Ca(OH)2 is slightly soluble.

S2- - All sulfides are insoluble except those of the Group 1 and Group 2 elements and NH4+.

Term
what is an electrolyte
Definition
The ionized or ionizable constituents of a living cell, blood, or other organic matter.
Term
what is a strong electrolyte
Definition
a solute that completely, or almost completely, ionizes or dissociates in a solution
Term
what is a weak electrolyte
Definition
an electrolyte that does not completely dissociate in solution.
Term
what is a nonelectrolyte
Definition

is a substance that will not dissociate into charged ions when dissolved in water.

will not conduct electricity

Term
what is a molecular equation
Definition
s the equation where each compound the sum of oxidation numbers is 0.
Term
what is a complete ionic equation
Definition
used to describe the chemical reaction while also clearly indicating which of the reactants and/or products exist primarily as ions
Term
what is a net ionic equation
Definition
a chemical equation for a reaction which lists only those species participating in the reaction
Term
what is intermolecular force
Definition
are forces of attraction or repulsion which act between neighboring particles (atoms, molecules or ions)
Term
what are van der waals forces
Definition
relatively weak electric forces that attract neutral molecules to one another in gases, in liquefied and solidified gases, and in almost all organic liquids and solids
Term
what are dipole-dipole forces
Definition
are attractive forces between the positive end of one polar molecule and the negative end of another polar molecule
Term
what are hydrogen bonds
Definition
the electromagnetic attractive interaction of a hydrogen atom and an electronegative atom, such as nitrogen, oxygen or fluorine,
Term
what is the london dispersion force
Definition
a temporary attractive force that results when the electrons in two adjacent atoms occupy positions that make the atoms form temporary dipoles
Term
what are the general properties of a liquid
Definition

has definite volume

takes shape of its container

not compressable

not in fixed position

 

Term
what is boiling point
Definition
The temperature at which a liquid boils and turns to vapor.
Term
what is vapor pressure
Definition
The pressure of a vapor in contact with its liquid or solid form.
Term
what is surface tension
Definition
The tension of the surface film of a liquid caused by the attraction of the particles in the surface layer by the bulk of the liquid,...
Term
what is viscosity
Definition
The state of being thick, sticky, and semifluid in consistency, due to internal friction.
Term
properties of gas
Definition

easy to compress

expand to fill their containers

occupy more space than liquids

 

Term
boyles law
Definition

PV =constant

P1V1 = P2V2

Term
Avogadros law
Definition

V = constant x T

V1T2 = V2T1

Term
Gay lussacs law
Definition

P = constant x T

P1T2 = P2T1

Term
combined gas law
Definition
P1V1/T1 = P2V2/T2
Term
daltons partial pressure law
Definition
Ptotal = P1 + P2 + P+ ....
Term
what is kinetic theory of gases
Definition
gases consist of small particles in random motion
Term
ideal gas law
Definition
PV = nRT
Term
what is an ideal gas
Definition
A hypothetical gas whose molecules occupy negligible space and have no interactions, and that consequently obeys the gas laws exactly.
Term
stoichiometry involving gas
Definition
V of A (gas) x PV = nRT / stp 22.4 L/mol x moles of A x coeficients of bal eq. x mole of B x PV = nRT/ stp 22.4 L/mol x V of B
Term
general properties of acid
Definition

taste sour

turns blue litmus red

destroys chemical property of bases

conducts an electric current

evolve hydrogen gas

 

Term
general properties of a base
Definition

bitter taste

does not change color of litmus paper

destroy chemical properties of acids

conduct an electri current

feel slippery

 

Term
what is arrhenius acid
Definition
a substance which releases hydrogen ions (H+) in solution.
Eg hydrochloric acid (HCl) dissociates to give H+ ions and Cl- ions and so is an acid
Term
what is arrhenius base
Definition
is a substance that when added to water increases the number of OH- ions in the water
Term

what is a bronsted lowry base

 

Definition
is defined as anything that accepts H1+ ions.
Term
what is bronsted lowry acid
Definition
anything that releases H1+ ions
Term
what is conjugate acid-base pair
Definition
refers to acids and bases with common features
Term
what is ionization constant of water
Definition
 Kw = 1 x 10-14
Term
what is pH
Definition
measures how acidic or basic a substance is and ranges from 0 to 14.
Term
what is POH
Definition
is a measure of hydroxide ion (OH-) concentration.
Term
neutralization reaction
Definition
Acid + Base ----> salt + water
Term
what is titration of acid and base
Definition
the determination of the concentration of an acid or base by exactly neutralizing the acid or base with an acid or base of known concentration
Term
what is indicator
Definition
are ways to measure
Term
what is a buffer
Definition
is a molecule that tends to either bind or release hydrogen ions in order to maintain a particular pH
Term
what is an organic compound
Definition
low melting point, not soluble in H2O, slow reactions
Term
what is a hydrocarbon
Definition
contains only carbon and hydrogen atoms
Term
prefixes associated with the number of carbon atoms in an organic compund
Definition
1-meth, 2-eth, 3-prop, 4-but, 5-pent, 6-hex, 7-hept, 8-oct, 9-non, 10-dec
Term
what is a molecular formula
Definition
name of compounds or atoms
Term
what is a fully expanded formula
Definition
[image]
Term
what is a condensed formula
Definition
[image]
Term
what is a bond line formula
Definition

The skeletal formula of an organic compound is a shorthand representation of its molecular structure

 

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Term
structures and names of different funtional groups
Definition
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Term
what are primary(1o), secondary (2o), Tertiary (3o) alcohols
Definition
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Term
what are primary, secondary, tertirary amines
Definition
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Term
what is an alkane
Definition
a single bond, tetrahedral 109.5o bond angle
Term
how to name alkanes
Definition
ass suffix "ane" substiituents end with "yl"
Term
physical properties of alkanes
Definition

molecular polarity: larger the alkane the more polar it is

boiling and melting points:

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Term
what is an alkene
Definition
contain one or more carbon double bonds
Term
how to name an alkene
Definition

add "ene" at the end of name, arrange alpha order, souble bond to two diffenerent groups use cis-trans

 

 

Cis = same

trans = opposite

Term
what is an alkyne
Definition

one or more triple bonds

180o

Term
how to name alkyne
Definition
ass "yne" to end of name
Term
what is a cyclohycarbon
Definition
a saturated hydrocarbon that contains carbon atoms bonded to form a ring
Term
how to name a cycloalkane
Definition

CnH2n single bonds

same sum letter that comes first in the alphabet goes first

Term
how to name a cycloalkene
Definition

CnH2n

same sum letter that come first in alphabet goes first

Term
what is an aromatic hydrocarbon (benzene)
Definition
used to classify benzene and its derivatives
Term

how to name an aromatic hydrocarbon

 

Definition
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Term
what is a chiral or achiral center
Definition
achiral does not have 4 different substituents
Term
what is a stereocenter
Definition
chiral carbon that contains 4 different substituents
Term
what are isomers
Definition
a compound displaying isomerism with one or more other compounds
Term

what are consitutional isomers

 

Definition
molecules having the same molecular formula but different arangments of atoms
Term
what are stereoisomers
Definition
isomers that have the same connectivity but different orientations of their atoms in space
Term
determine the maximum possible number of stereoisomers
Definition
calculate 2n, n =  # of stereocenters
Term
how many stereoisomers are usually active in biological system
Definition
onle one found in nature
Term
what ate configurational isomers
Definition
a subcategory of stereoisomers that posses the same molecular formula, same connectivity but differ spatially due to internal bond rotation
Term
what are enantiomers
Definition
Each of a pair of molecules that are mirror images of each other.
Term
what is the one property that enantimers differ in
Definition
they're interacting with other chiral substances.
Term
what is a racemic mixture
Definition
is one that has equal amounts of left and right-handed enantiomers of a chiral molecule....
Term
what are diastereomers
Definition
stereoisomers that are not mirror images of one another and are non-superimposable on one another.
Term
what are conformational isomers
Definition
is a form of stereoisomerism in which the isomers can be interconverted exclusively by rotations...
Term
what are axial or equatorial groups
Definition
is axial (straight up or straight down) and the other group is equatorial (at an angle, up or down).
Term
what is the 1,3-diaxial interaction
Definition
n interaction (usually repulsive) between two axial substituents on a cyclohexane ring.
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